Sunny Fong (born April 27, 1976) is a Canadian fashion designer and graduate of

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, who owns VAWK, a clothing brand. Fong said he developed his love of design from his mother, who made costumes for Las Vegas performers. He lives in

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Career

VAWK by Sunny Fong-Fall Winter 2010-Toronto Fashion Week1

In 2009, he won the second season of ''

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''. His collection from this competition was showcased at

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. In both 2009 and 2010, Fong began the showings of his collections before the official start of LG Fashion Week, showcasing his work at Walker Court of the

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. His 2011 spring/summer collection combined the themes of

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and

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and Malayan mountaineering were the themes of his 2011 fall/winter collection. This collection was showcased at LG Fashion Week, in contrast to Fong's previous few seasons' off-site showings. At the following year's LG Fashion Week, Fong's spring/summer 2012 collection featured

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s that critics from ''

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'' called "even a bit tough for the models to pull off, much less mere mortals." During the final

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of that October's LG Fashion Week, Fong had a model appear wearing a gold bullet bra as Madonna's "

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" played. In 2019, Fong competed in season 7 of ''

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'', that featured international winners, but he was the first to be eliminated. In January 2021, he was a guest judge on season 2 of the

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series Blown Away.

References

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